Some High School Biology Electives

Authors

James H. Meyer, Cedar Falls High School
Robert Nelson, Cedar Falls High School

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Cedar Falls High School, for many years, offered a science curriculum composed of traditional biology, chemistry, and physics courses. The percentage of students taking science courses began declining in the late 1960's, reaching a low of 573 students (out of approximately 1,500 students) in the 1972-73 school year. Since all science courses offered at the school were elective.it was concluded that some adjustment in course offerings was in order if a greater percentage of the student body was to be reached. As a result of the efforts of the science staff, five new biology courses were developed and subsequently introduced into the curriculum from 1972-1974. In this article, brief course descriptions are given with respect to the new biology offerings. The course descriptions are followed by a discussion of the success of these courses in fulfilling the emerging needs and interests of the student body.

Publication Date

April 1977

Journal Title

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Volume

14

Issue

1

First Page

11

Last Page

17

Copyright

© Copyright 1977 by the Iowa Academy of Science

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Meyer, James H. and Nelson, Robert (1977) "Some High School Biology Electives," Iowa Science Teachers Journal: Vol. 14: No. 1, Article 8.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/istj/vol14/iss1/8